The Consumer Price Index Implicitly Assumes That the Demand Curve

question 244

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index implicitly assumes that the demand curve for each good and service in the representative market basket is

• A)positively sloped.
• B)negatively sloped.
• C)vertical.
• D)horizontal.

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